Happy Retirement, Roxy: K9 crime-fighter ends career with Newark FBI

The FBI office in Newark held a retirement ceremony Thursday for K-9 ‘Roxy’ who joined the force in 2013 and was the office’s only explosives detection canine.

Heat wave grips New York City region

Forecasters expect a heatwave to descend on parts of New Jersey and New York through Friday. Expect a lot of humidity, which will make the real-feel temperatures feel even worse.

Newark water rescues in Henri flooding

Rescue crews had to pull drivers and passengers out of cars in Newark as they got trapped in high waters from Tropical Storm Henri.

Over half of NJ towns opting out of cannabis business

Many towns and cities across New Jersey are voting not to allow cannabis businesses in their communities - at least not yet.

National Weather Service: 7 tornadoes confirmed in NJ, PA during storms

July has turned into a very active month for tornadoes in the Mid-Atlantic. At least five tornadoes touched down in New Jersey on Thursday, according to damage-survey teams. And they're not done surveying.

Man once on FBI's Ten Most Wanted list sentenced for killing fiancée, dog

A man who was on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list is going to prison for 31 and a half years for killing his fiancée and her dog because he did not want her to know that he had lost his job.

Many more court rulings on vaccine mandates expected

A federal court declined to block Indiana University's requirement that all students be fully vaccinated upon returning to campus. This is the first of what are expected to be many more federal rulings on vaccine mandates.

Powerful thunderstorms cause flooding in NY, NJ

A nearly stationary frontal boundary combined with a hot and humid air mass sparked some thunderstorms on Monday. A Flash Flood Watch is in effect for northeast New Jersey, most of southeast New York, and a small portion of southern Connecticut until 10 a.m. on Tuesday.

Amtrak orders new trains to replace aging fleet for $7.3 billion

Amtrak has contracted a unit of a German company to build dozens of new trains in the U.S. to replace its aging fleet.

Newark Airport briefly evacuated when traveler set off alarm

Travelers and staff experienced some scary moments at Newark Liberty International Airport on Monday morning. One of the terminals was evacuated on one of the busiest travel days of the year.

Police arrest suspect stained by exploding dye pack in Newark

Authorities have charged a man with robbing a Capital One branch in Newark at about 10 a.m. Saturday. Video shows a dye pack exploding as the man ran away from the scene.

WATCH: Dye pack explodes on suspected bank robber in New Jersey

He wasn't exactly “caught red-handed,” but police in Newark say a man wanted for robbing a bank found himself overcome by a plume of red smoke when a security dye pack exploded as he fled the building.

George Floyd statues vandalized in Brooklyn, Newark

Officials say someone defaced the 6-foot sculpture located at Flatbush Junction with spray paint.

NJ Supreme Court clears way for Newark charter schools expansion

New Jersey's Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the state's decision to allow the expansion of seven charter schools in Newark.

As air travel rebounds, TSA faces shortage of security officers

Some of the largest airports in the U.S. are short-staffed by as many as 100 TSA officers each, according to a memo.

1 student killed, another injured at NJ sports field

The Essex County Prosecutor's Office is investigating the death of a student at an athletic field in Maplewood and an injury to another.

Firehouse dedicated to Newark's first three African-American firefighters

A big honor for three heroes in Newark who also made history breaking racial barriers. A firehouse was dedicated Friday to the city's first three African-American firefighters.